St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-29
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY.

In the social line the most pleasant
event of the past week was the enter
tainment given by the Amphietyon So
clety to the BrOwningS, one of the flour
lsiling lady societies Of the university
The entertainment consisted of liter
airy programme followed by an informal
reception and refreshments. Some of
the leading parts of the programme were
an essay by f. w. Dewart on Mothers
OF Great Men;' selected recitation by
4. w. Empey; piano solo, Miss Web
Ster; Talk Oh European Travel" C.
ID. FOss, Jr.; vocal solo, ID. H. Landy.
The debate Oh ''Woman's Influence in
Advancing Civilization was con-
McCrea and SquireS. the two latter
gentlemen winning. This part of the
entertainment was concluded by song
OF tribute dedicated to the BrowningS
and in charge Of S. +. Kerfoot A very
agreeable tine was the after part, ali
subjects and debate and essays being
forgotten for 4 more agreeable Oceupa-
ton. Some of the ladies' present We're
Misses Mable R0nsana. Gertrude South
wick, Laura Knott, ESSie Bushnell,
Martha Clark, Maggie Share, Emma
Richardson, Ella Door. Hattie Rose,
Anna '. Albertson, Della Palmer, Win
Clapp.
Sunday, June 5, 1880 a. M. Bacca-
laureate sermon Oh university Chapel''
by President Bridgman; Monday, june
8, entrance examinations; Monday and
Tuesday, june & and Z, term examina-
items; Tuesday, June z, 3 p. H.. address
before the united literary societies, by
Rev. S. G. Smith; Wednesday, June s.
2:30 y. H., annual meeting of board of
trustees; Wednesday June 6. 2::30 d.
m, class day exercises; Wednesday,
June s, p. H., alumni meeting; Thurs
day, June ., p. IN, annual commence
ment; Thursday, June 8, p. M, presi-
dents reception.
A week from to-day the commence
ment exercises will begin, thus closing
one of the most prosperous years the
university has witnessed, both in num-
Der of students present and from a
financial standpoint. At the opening of
the fall term this year the institution
will have new buildings, ali increase in
the faculty and better financial back
ing. The programme of the present
commencement is us follows:
About O'Clock Saturday morning
many people and Sunday school schol-
arS were seen vending their way to the
st. Louis depot for the first Sunday
school picnic of the season. The party
numbered between 200 and 800. Ar
irving at Lake Park about 10 o'clock,
the day was spent in the usual picnic
fashion and all arrived safely home on
the 5 o'clock train.
The sephoniores, wishing to take
farewell banquet to close year which
has been very important to them as
class, met at the residence of one of
their classmates, Miss EsSie Bushnell.
on Hewitt avenue, Wednesday evening.
The class was present in full numbers,
and judging from their appearance the
next day, they enjoyed themselves to
the fullest extent
w. Z. Brink, while umpiring a game
of ball ON Friday between the Macales-
ter and HaInliHe mines, met with an &C
eident, getting hit in the face by the
ball and suffering the loss of a tooth and
little personal beauty fer the present.
The Chautauqua circle will meet
Tuesday evening at the residence of
Mrs. E. Il. Higgins, Oh Capitol avenue.
The evenings work will be on Walter
Scott and his works.
The university and some of her
students have received several visits
from state university girls during the
past week